Uh. Remember to stop before that happens. Or that is my lesson from trapeze. I know how they feel before they are going to rip and don't let them go beyond that point because building blisters on blisters sucks.
This is actually my first ripped-pad injury, so I didn't really know what to expect. I didn't even feel them rip until I felt the skin flopping about. I've been meaning to get workout gloves since the callouses have been hurting due to thickness and cracking.
The ripped-pad injury seems to be quite common at Crossfit gyms. There are lots of pictures floating around of people showing their ripped up hands. I knew it was bound to happen. It makes me feel like I am working hard and am part of the rough Crossfit routine. :)
Tearing up the body isn't manly. What was most painful in my experience was developing blisters under callouses. I tend to stop and look at my hands and see how bad the blisters are before I decide to continue. Anything that will torque a blister is skipped.
Back to tearing up the body isn't manly. This is mostly about the yoga teacher at work being a moron. Obviously, I am not a yoga teacher, but I feel like I have been practicing off and on a lot longer than she has. She repeatedly does things that more experienced teachers I have had were against to the point that they made people who were doing such stupid things stop. It's funny to watch your laid back yoga teacher yell at someone for doing something stupid. She was doing a lot of stuff that was bad for the lower back. You are trying to develop muscles and stretch space between bones in spine, not cause compression injuries in your lower back.
I'm not purposefully causing injuries to prove a certain amount of manhood or masculinity. Many injuries within the atmosphere of Crossfit are embarrassing because of the amount of emphasis they put on good form. Performing a motion without the correct form shouldn't be counted. An injury caused by bad form or by over-weighing your ability is counter productive and proves that you aren't doing what you are supposed to. There's no pressure at all to "go just a little bit heavier
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I wouldn't buy gloves. They can impede grip development. The best way to keep from ripping your calluses off is to file them. You want some callus to protect your hands, but you want to keep it from getting too thick. I use a really rough emery board but lots of guys use high grit sandpaper, and one chick in gymrats even uses a dremel tool. It shouldn't hurt if you're just taking off a layer.
Also, regular lotion use will prevent the skin from cracking which also helps prevent the tears.
Of course, they still happen sometimes...
Also, doing 100 dls does not sound like fun, which is probably why I've yet to drink any Crossfit koolaid.
This. Not only do they impede grip, but they put distance between your hands and the bar and it's just...not the same. Pick up a Pedi-Egg or something and keep your calluses filed down and it should cut down on the issues. I mean, if you're doing something like Angie with 100 pull ups, you're probably going to rip, but you can minimize the likelihood and badness with good callus management.
The guy who owns my CF gym uses a dremel as well.
As for the 100 DLs - I'd wager that the SDHPs weren't done with a crazy high weight. There's one CF workout ("Randy") that's 75 power snatches, but it's pretty light weight (55# women, 75# men). Definitely makes it a lot more doable.
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The ripped-pad injury seems to be quite common at Crossfit gyms. There are lots of pictures floating around of people showing their ripped up hands. I knew it was bound to happen. It makes me feel like I am working hard and am part of the rough Crossfit routine. :)
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Back to tearing up the body isn't manly. This is mostly about the yoga teacher at work being a moron. Obviously, I am not a yoga teacher, but I feel like I have been practicing off and on a lot longer than she has. She repeatedly does things that more experienced teachers I have had were against to the point that they made people who were doing such stupid things stop. It's funny to watch your laid back yoga teacher yell at someone for doing something stupid. She was doing a lot of stuff that was bad for the lower back. You are trying to develop muscles and stretch space between bones in spine, not cause compression injuries in your lower back.
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Also, regular lotion use will prevent the skin from cracking which also helps prevent the tears.
Of course, they still happen sometimes...
Also, doing 100 dls does not sound like fun, which is probably why I've yet to drink any Crossfit koolaid.
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The guy who owns my CF gym uses a dremel as well.
As for the 100 DLs - I'd wager that the SDHPs weren't done with a crazy high weight. There's one CF workout ("Randy") that's 75 power snatches, but it's pretty light weight (55# women, 75# men). Definitely makes it a lot more doable.
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